SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
temperate
adjective
Moderate or restrained in conduct, expression, or climate.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Moderate in behavior
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Return to topTemperate speech or conduct avoids extremes. Abstemious concerns consumption, while reasonable can concern logic rather than restraint.
Mild in climate
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Return to topTemperate climate lacks severe extremes in this ordinary sense. Balmy suggests pleasantly warm conditions rather than the full climate range.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See temperate in use
Her temperate reply prevented the debate from becoming personal.
The designer offered a temperate reply when another volunteer criticized the new arrangement, acknowledging the concern without personal attack.
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